ShiftEATS is a meal planning app built specifically for shift workers in health and social care. Batch cook once on your days off. Eat well on every shift. No cooking after a 12-hour day.
Most meal planning advice assumes you cook in the evening. For nurses, paramedics, and care workers finishing at 8pm, 9pm, or midnight, that simply doesn't work. ShiftEATS is built around batch cooking on your days off — you cook once, portion it out, and every meal is ready to grab and go for the entire work block.
Whether you work a standard 3 on 3 off, 4 on 4 off, long days and nights, or a rotating pattern, ShiftEATS handles it. You enter your actual rota — including which days are nights — and the app builds a meal plan that fits your specific cycle, not a generic Monday-Friday template.
Eating a heavy meal at 3am is a recipe for digestive discomfort and poor sleep when you get home. ShiftEATS suggests lighter, easier-to-digest options for overnight shifts and calculates a caffeine cutoff time based on your shift start so you protect your sleep.
Yes. You enter your rota manually — including which shifts are days and which are nights — and the app generates a plan that covers exactly those working days. You can regenerate any time your rota changes.
Refrigerated meals should be reheated in a microwave in under 3 minutes before eating. Any frozen portions should always be defrosted in the fridge overnight and reheated thoroughly before eating.
Absolutely. The app works for any shift-based role in health and social care — hospitals, care homes, community nursing, paramedics, mental health services, and more.
Refrigerated meals stay fresh for 3–4 days, which covers most shift blocks. For longer cycles, the app tells you which portions to freeze. Frozen meals last up to 3 months.